Exploring the World, Slowly

Five nights in Budapest was not enough, so we returned for a two week stay. For most people, novelty is probably the greatest attraction of full-time travel. Each day offers opportunities to see new things, explore new places, and eat new foods. Beyond brushing our teeth before bed, there’s very little that is routine on the road, as we figure out where the closest grocery store is and how to make coffee every morning (the variety of French presses, espresso pots, and fancy e

Where We Traveled: February is almost gone, so it seems like now is the time to examine how we did with our first full year as " fauxmads " — i.e., long-term but not quite nomadic travelers. A quick timeline recap for those of you who don't know our story: June 2024: We retired from our respective careers in education and public health, sold our Rhode Island home and all of our belongings, paring down our stuff to six 27-gallon plastic totes, two carry-on suitcases, and our

Oceania Regatta We just finished the Dream Trip—a three-week cruise on the luxury-class Oceania Regatta from Los Angeles to Tahiti. Looking back on the experience, with gourmet meals, a night in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora, three days in a Tahitian villa with a private pool overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the island of Moorea, I’m still shaking my head—how did a public schoolteacher and an underpaid state health lawyer pull this off without consigning ourselves to ea

Picking up our green wheels with our Costa Rica car buying consultant Russ, and our BYD salesperson Veronica. When Barbara and I...

Our first year of full-time nomad/fauxmad travel was intentionally planned as a learning experience. We have sampled travel by air, land,...

Our Home Exchange in Mlini, Croatia I set out as a traveling nomad retiree with a DIY mindset. Travel agents - pah! Cruise ships - for...

One of our back porch buddies in Santa Ana Barbara and I were ready to be possession-less. We were ready to be location-independent...

I’ve written before about our grand plan to retire as Jack Reacher-style nomads—owning nothing but our debit cards, toothbrushes, and the...